Chair.



R. M. KEATING.

CHAIR.

APPLICATION HLIED OCT. 20I IQIG.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

A TTORNE Y.

R. M. KEATING.

CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED 001. 20. 1916.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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ROBERT M. KEA'IING, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 20, 1915. Serial No. 126,783.

'1 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, ROBERT M. KEATING, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Chairs Designed and Adapted for Use as Lunch-Chairs.

In lunch chairs heretofore constructed it has been usual to construct the chair independently and without reference to the trays and to mount or attach the tray thereto.- This construction is objectionable because of the fact that the trays readily become loose and are easily detached from the chair frame.

It has also been usual heretofore to construct the tray wholly of wood or to construct it with a wooden base, mounting a slab of porcelain or other like material on the supporting member and providing a separate frame around the edge of the porcelain. This is objectionable because of the expense and because of the fact that it is practically impossible to make a tight joint between the porcelain and the surrounding frame so that a tray thus constructed allows particles of food to become lodged between the porcelain face and the frame thus rendering the tray unsanitary.

The object of my invention is to construot a chair with special reference to its being adapted to securely support a tray and to provide a tray therefor which while being perfectly sanitary will be conven1ent, strong, attractive and firm in its support and generally my object is to provide a lunch chair of superior construction free from the objections heretofore obtaining.

One of the advantages of my invention is first to provide a chair having means for rigidly securing the tray thereto in such manner that the resulting structure is unitary. A further advantage is to provide a construction of tray which may be rigidly .and firmly secured to the chair frame and which will be formed of a single sheet of metal.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the construction herewith shown.

In the accompanying drawings like figures of reference indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved construction Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tray.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the tray and arm upon which it is mounted the tray being of a modified form of construction.

The chair frame is constructed as shown in Fig. l the same comprising front legs 1 and rear legs 2, the latter being extended upwardly to support the back. The cross pieces 3 extend between the upwardly projecting members 2 and the side portion 6 is arranged to support the cushioned portion 5, the side portion 7 being suitably secured to the legs. One of the front legs is extended upwardly above the seat frame and is permanently secured to an arm '7 the latter extending from the top of said extened leg to one of the rear legs 2. The tray is provided with downwardly projecting lugs or arms 12 as shown in Fig. 3 which lugs or arms fit snugly over and are permanently secured to the arm 7.

The preferred form of construction of the tray is that shown in Fig. 3 comprising a single piece of metal having the outer edge raised to form an abutment around the upper face of the tray. A member 13 is secured to the bottom of the tray and has secured to it the depending members 12 adapted to be secured firmly to the chair arm 7.

' In view of the fact that lunch chairs are subjected to rough usage it becomes necessary that the same be strongly built and especially that the tray be firmly secured in position. The proper location for the tray is such that it necessarily projects forwardly of the chair frame. If the tray be not strongly supported throughout its whole eX- tent and if the support be limited to the portion directly above the chair frame proper then when, as is quite usual a patron rests his weight on the outer edge of the tray a serious strain is exerted and a strong tendency to loosen the tray from its support results. To overcome this and to give the tray the requisite support throughout its whole extent I prefer to extend the supporting bar 7 beyond the front leg with which it is connected. so that the portion of the tray extending beyond the front leg will be firmly supported and thus tilting action when pressure is placed upon. the front edge of the tray avoided.

It will readily be seen that with the form of construction herein outlined the chair will be provided with firmly supporting members to carry the tray and that a tray securely and firmly mounted in place will Patented Apr. 1c, 1918.

be provided the latter being sanitary in all respects and free from joints where food can collect. The arm rest 16 illustrated in Fig. 1 may be securely attached to the arm 7.

It Will readily be seen that very many modifications may be made without departing from my invention andl do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction herein shown.

Having therefore described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A lunch chair comprising a frame having four vertically arranged legs one of the front legs being extended above the seatframe, the rear legs being extended above the seat frame to form back-frame-members, a frame bar attached to the front leg extension and extended to the rear 'leg'ex tension on the same side, a tray supporting member detachably secured to the bar and a tray 'detachably secured to said tray supporting member, the latter being of suflicient area'to cover the major portion of the under surface of the tray.

2. A lunch chair comprising a suitable chair frame having a traysupporting member attached to the frame and projecting upwardly at one side of the chair seat, a metal tray, and a flat stiffening and supsuitable chair frame, a tray formed of a sin 'le sheet of metal hai'in en 'agin i memc: I. y: r, a

bers on its lower race, a flat raced sti'fiening member attached at a plurality of points to the lower face of the tray and a supporting men'll'xcr attached to the stiffening member, substantially as shown.

f. A lunch chair comprising a suitable chair'frame having a tray supporting member attached to the frame andprojecting upwardly at one s le of the chair seat, a tray. and a flat stiffening and supporting member arranged between the tray and the tray supporting member and secured to both.

5. A lunch chair comprising a suitable chair frame having a tra supporting member a'tia'ched to theft-t 1 and pro upwardly atone side of the chair se ano having a top bar extending forwardly of and beyond the vertical. portion of the support, a tray, and a fiat stiffening and supporting member arranged between the tray and the tray supporting member and seoured to both.

ROBERT M. HEATING.

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